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HELP! My cousin is in the hospital with a very rapidly progressing/ascending numbness. 29 year old female, mother of two, presented with numbness and paresthesia in her feet and legs, fatigue, and neck pain. The doctors admitted her for Acute Transverse Myelitis. The numbness quickly ascended and the pain was not far behind. She was on morphine to no avail, switched to toradol which still wasn't helping, and is now on oxycodone. Within five days the numbness has reached her chest and the occipital region of her head. She can barely walk, complains of pain in the left-center of her chest, and is severely fatigued. The doctors have diagnosed MS, after finding legions in the white matter of her brain. They did an LP for Guillain-Barre, which came back negative. Last week she was up and walking. The PT tried a cane, followed by crutches, and is now using a walker to help her walk. She can barely type on her phone, and when she does its exhausting. Can MS really progress to full-body numbness in under a week??? ANY ideas about what could be causing this to spread so quickly???

HELP! My cousin is in the hospital with a very rapidly progressing/ascending numbness. 29 year old female, mother of two, presented with numbness and paresthesia in her feet and legs, fatigue, and neck pain. The doctors admitted her for Acute Transverse Myelitis. The numbness quickly ascended and the pain was not far behind. She was on morphine to no avail, switched to toradol which still wasn't helping, and is now on oxycodone. Within five days the numbness has reached her chest and the occipital region of her head. She can barely walk, complains of pain in the left-center of her chest, and is severely fatigued. The doctors have diagnosed MS, after finding legions in the white matter of her brain. They did an LP for Guillain-Barre, which came back negative. Last week she was up and walking. The PT tried a cane, followed by crutches, and is now using a walker to help her walk. She can barely type on her phone, and when she does its exhausting. Can MS really progress to full-body numbness in under a week??? ANY ideas about what could be causing this to spread so quickly???

Okay. I'm an incoming junior in high school who wants to be an RN and eventually become an NP. My school has a dual credit program with my local community college, and some students graduate senior year with an associates degree. I want to become an RN as quickly as possible, while still being efficient in the long run because we need the money. Would it be possible to graduate high school with my ASN? If so, could I take my exam and become an RN right out of high school? Also, I know many hospitals now "prefer BSN". Financially, it would be much more realistic for me to attend a community college or cheaper state school, rather than a university. If I become an RN, how big of a role does ASN vs BSN play in terms of employment and competency? Thanks! Any and all advice is welcome!!